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Farewell 2016, Hello 2017!

It’s easy to lose
sight of what you have done when your life is run by two beautiful baby bosses
so it’s been really interesting to look back over the past year and recall what
it has taught me. I have been truly blessed for sure by the people closest to
me as well as deeply saddened by some of the things that have occurred. Here is
my review of 2016.

January

I began the year
pregnant with our second daughter and the nesting instinct in full force. With
type 2 diabetes I was considered high risk and therefore was meeting with the
medical staff on a weekly basis. This also meant no birthday cake for me!

February and March

My eldest then
turned one in February and in March we travelled to Utrecht where she was
bridesmaid for my sister.

April

April saw us go on
lots of geocaching adventures and after walking like a crab for a number of
months – side shuffling along walls. The eldest built up the confidence to walk
without support and felt very proud of herself.

A stork arrived in June
and delivered us our second bundle of joy. She was due to come on Independence
Day but babies have their own agendas right?! Many of the blog posts around this
time were nature themed too as we took part in the #30 Days Wild Campaign.

July

Julysaw me hospitalise myself as I burnt
myself in the middle of the night while making formula feed for baby. Queue a
very worried big sister who wanted to run after the ambulance and be by my
side.

August

In August we were
lucky to receive tickets to see the first ever Countryfile Roadshow thanks to
Blacks and worked with Tommee Tippee and Bibetta. We met up with family and
friends right at the end of the month in northern France.

September

For us September was a month of travel. Right
at the beginning of the month we were inFranceand since then
we've been making the most of the Indian summer (if you can call it that) as we
enjoyed a walk aroundKingsclerenear Newbury.

September also saw
me introduce a new series calledCreative Crafters for Christmas. I love
reading about how creative people are and how they juggle work and life to
achieve balance. Of course seeing their gorgeous pieces and getting to feature
these great people on my blog has been enjoyable.

October

The month of October
had more treats than tricks in store for us from being sent the gorgeous print
byDeeDee&Booto review to tasting delicious cakes courtesy ofCaketoppers. We also
enjoyed making one of Craft on Seas Halloween projects.

November

November saw us turn
on the heating and wrap up warm when out and about. Our trips were fewer for sure
due to the cold but we managed a walk near ariverand awanderround a small nearby series.

Our walks were made easier by the Hobbledehoo just one of the delightful
products that we had the joy of reviewing over the month.Bubble bath,cardsandbooksalso were delivered
to the door and appeared in posts on my blog.

December

December has been rather chaotic for me as despite my Creative Crafters for Christmas series I think I was in denial a bit about the big event. I’m
now considering creating the Christmas Eve baskets now and writing out how I’d
like to be better prepared next year.

2016 has also
seen us say farewell to my car and rest in peace to two family friends. Saying
goodbye is never easy but I think myself lucky that they were a part of my life
and I’m blessed that I knew them.

Aw how lovely. It sounds like you had a great year despite a few hiccups. I'm sorry you lost friends but glad you were blessed with their friendships in the first place. Hope 2017 is a great year for you. Xxx

Ah what an exciting year for you with your new arrival, weddings and lots of travel and adventures. It's always hard to lose people, though. Happy new year and here's hoping 2017 is a good one! #FamilyFun

Firstly I love the mini bosses phrase! They are time consuming for sure! I think I discovered your blog just as you had your baby and totally missed the hospital bit but came back in on all the geocaching!! What a great round up and your blog is certainly growing in such a nice way, keep doing what your doing! Thanks for linking up to #familyfun

Wow what a year especially welcoming a new little arrival. Makes it one of the best eh. I would love to go to Utrecht. I was going to study their once but ended up staying closer to home so would love to actually visit. Thanks for joining us at #familyfun xx

Always a good year when a new baby arrives! I love the idea of the christmas craft linky, I'm hoping to do more of this sort of thing next christmas! Sorry to hear of your losses too. Thanks for linking up with #ShareYourYear! I look forward to seeing what's in store for you in 2017!

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